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Real estate
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 week ago

Blackpool Council preps datacentre planning application for tech-focused town regeneration bid | Computer Weekly

Blackpool will develop a 40-acre Silicon Sands technology campus anchored by a 6MW renewable-powered datacentre leveraging low-latency undersea fibre connections.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Flooded UK coalmines could provide low-carbon cheap heat for generations'

Flooded disused coalmines can supply low-carbon, low-cost heat via mine water geothermal systems to homes and buildings, supporting emissions reductions and local jobs.
UK news
fromTheregister
1 week ago

Colt gets greenlight for 2.5bn London datacenter splurge

Colt will invest £2.5 billion to build three hyperscale data centers at Hayes, adding 97 MW and operating entirely on renewable energy under a PPA.
Miscellaneous
fromFortune
2 months ago

Will small nuclear reactors start Europe's atomic renaissance? | Fortune

Helsinki will pilot nuclear-powered district heating at a decommissioned coal plant, reflecting renewed European momentum for nuclear energy and SMR development.
fromianVisits
2 months ago

Watch a new bridge being carried along the river to Stratford

Being at the southern end of a small peninsula of land with the two rivers on three sides and a railway line to the north, it's quite limited for access. Although there are pedestrian and cycle routes in and out of the site, the only road access to the estate is via the Bridgewater Road Bridge (E48 Bridge) which crosses the Waterworks River.
Real estate
fromFast Company
2 months ago

In Finland, this giant battery is helping heat apartments and offices-using sand

A small town in Finland is experimenting with a new type of infrastructure: the world's largest sand battery. The battery-a 42-foot-tall, nearly 50-foot-wide silo filled with 2,000 tons of crushed stone-sits on the edge of a parking lot. When there's extra renewable electricity on the grid and power is cheap, the system uses electricity to heat up the crushed stone. That heat is stored in the battery until nearby buildings need to use it.
Environment
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